Are the jobs/mini-games actual gameplay?

[An Easy Target]

I've tried the legendary Animal Crossing before. It's atmosphere was nice and its characters were too, but it was awfully boring. As in, the true meaning of "awful". There's nothing to do.

Is Disney Dreamlight Valley any better? I heard there was a cooking mini-game, but that's all I've heard. Are there any other mini-games? In particular, are there are any job-like minigames? I'd kind of like to roleplay as having a 9-5 in a settlement of Disney characters.

[Bomb Shot]

Mini game in the game is the game mini itself.

[wesnef]

Fishing is about the only thing I might classify as a "mini-game", but not very. Just timed button presses. Everything else is just some form of basic gathering or crafting - mining, harvesting, planting, cooking, etc. So no, there nothing job-like, or any role-playing.

[An Easy Target]

I was afraid of that. Best I know now. I guess I'll be keeping my $20.

[Pudding on the Ritz]

No, it seemed like they would be pre-EA launch, but once we started getting updates every two months, the scope of the game seemed to shift to something smaller. I think Gameloft bit off more than they could chew and are barely able to keep up with player demands.

Fishing is the closest thing to a mini-game, but everything else in this game, including farming, is even less complex than your average cozy game like Stardew Valley.

[StressFrakture]

It's not really a mini game as such.

It's more like a sandbox game which also has some quests.

So you can do the activities either for fun or to build points and things, or as part of occasional quests. The game has a bit of everything in it.

[StressFrakture]

To cook in Dreamlight Valley, you have to unlock the Remy character, and then take cooking lessons from him. Then you will either need to get a stove for your avatar house, or you can use the stove in an NPC house or in Remy's restaurant.

You will need to figure out the recipes and obtain the ingredients. It all gets cooked in a vat of boiling water. Even the salad.

[StressFrakture]

There is fishing, farming/gardening, foraging (collecting plants and fruits), fishing, and mining, and digging.

You can make of those what you will and make up your own role plays. It isn't like The Sims where there are constant arcs and tracks to follow. There are some quests but not always.

Once the quests are done, most people just mine and farm or fish or something like that, to accrue in-game money, and points.

Then there is a shop now with things you can buy for real money. Those aren't necessary to play.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

DDV is a collecting game with a series of quests overlaid that explain lore about the valley and "repairs" to make it more like it was before.

The collecting is linked to milestones to earn dreamlight. The quests often provide some new skills or improvement of your tools that you use to collect.

Overall, the disney vibe, the really great musical scores, and the pretty casual game play works well for some folks. If you are on the fence about buying it wait and it should become free to play by December 2023,

Most of what you pay is really buying the ingame currency and you get a couple of limited edition items for your trouble. I was skeptical I would like the game when I bought it....400+ hours later still enjoying it.